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Muir-Torre syndrome
A genetic syndrome characterized by a combination of sebaceous tumors of the skin and one or more internal malignancies, most often colon cancer. The types of sebaceous skin neoplasia include sebaceous adenoma, sebaceous epithelioma…
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- Fluctuating rib One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'fluctuating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Anisocytosis Excessive inequality in the size of the red blood cells. Anisocytosis ('aniso') is apparent on a blood smear…
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- Lumpectomy The surgical removal of a small tumor (a lump) which may or may not be benign (or malignant). Lumpectomy has…
- Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia Elevation of the bilirubin level in the blood of the newborn, which results in yellowish staining of the skin…
- Lymphoproliferative Referring to the proliferation of the bone marrow cells that give rise to lymphoid cells (such as lymphocytes…
- Snake antivenin Antibodies created in the blood of a horse or sheep when the animal is injected with snake venom. Antivenin…
- Micro- Prefix derived from the Greek 'mikros' meaning small. Examples of the many biomedical terms containing…